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MOST OF US, I'VE HAD MANY NAMES AND q TITLES OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE SINGLE NAME LAKE, SANS HONORIFICS, IS ALL I'M USING THESE DAYS.

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I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE 1 ~~ IT'S PROVIDENTIAL YOU A SPELL-CREATION PROBLEM { WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, }} THAT IMPACTS ON MY AREA } \ AND WILLING TO LET US PICK / OF EXPERTISE? a YOUR BRAIN. e

DELIGHTED TO HELP, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT GAVE ME AN EXCUSE TO TAKE A BREAK FROM TRULY DREARY WEDDING WANDER DEEP INTO THE NEGOTIATIONS AND FINALLY SEE THE MUNDY FOR A TRULY | FAMOUS FABLETOWN. : PROMISCUOUS BOUT

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I'D BE THRILLED ; O SHOW YOU SOME F IT DIDN'T OF THE CITY. MEANTIME, WE'VE WORK OUT RUN INTO A CAUSE THE WAY You'D AND EFFECT SNAG IN EXPECTED?2 4 THAT WOULD SOMETHING WE TRIED BE SPLENDID. RECENTLY.

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THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES. HAVE YOU BACK, | Pres

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT wd FATE-TRANSFER SECTORS? _

ROSE RED WANTS TO CONSULT WITH

WEYLAND ON SOME NEW BUILDING PROJECTS UP AT THE FARM. T NEED TO OUTSIDE OF TAG ALONG. HAVEN, WEYLAND : WOULD FADE, WITHOUT ME ALONG TO KEEP HIM PD, SOLID AND INTACT. _¢

THIS IS BIGBY? TERRIBLE.

I HAVEN'T TO BE SURE. HEARD ANYTHING WHAT ARE WE GOING ABOUT NEW TO DO WITHOUT OUR LAST, BUILDINGS. = BEST MONSTER?

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WE'LL HAVE TO 7 REDO YOUR BEDROOM OF ‘ent { COURSE. WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A NINE-YEAR-OLD G/RL }4 ). WON'T WORK FOR A GROWN . WOMAN.

MOM, T THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION,

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"NOW I BELONG IN ~ TOYLAND.

WILL BE WEEDED OUT--THROUGH A ASSIVE APPLICATION OF CONCEN- TRATED FIREPOWER, \F NECESSARY. >

THAT'S THE NEWS. SS p PLEASE SPREAD IT FAR AND THIS 1S ~& WIPE, BUT PO BE CAREFUL /" | LIKE--I DON'T

DOING KNOW-- LIKE SOME \ KIND OF BIG, EPIC ADVENTURE

NOT ATAZLZL WHAT I THOUGHT THIS MEETING WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT, WHAT WITH THE RUMORS FROM FABLE TOWN BURNING UP THE GRAPEVINE THIS MORNING.

PRINCE BRANDISH IS AL/VE AGAIN.

HAVEN'T YOU HEARD YET?

SAT RIGHT UP ON THE SLAB, WITH HIS GUTS HANGING OUuT-- S'WHAT Z HEARD.

ASSUME I HAVEN'T, SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT HERE ALL MORNING.

I'VE ESTABLISHED A NEW EVERY WORLD " ORDER OF KN/GHTHOOD, HERE AT YOU CAN GET , THE FARM, DEDICATED TO THE ANCIENT

; IDEALS OF CHIVALRY.

THE GREATEST HEROES, THE BEST OF THE BEST, NEED

NOT SO, MISS DUGLAS. I HAVE A HEART, BUT I DON'T KEEP IT IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER. THAVEIT TUCKED AWAY : SOMEWHERE TANT 7, 50, You'Re ee ae LITERALLY A Yo HEARTLESS BASTARD.

OH, LORDS ABOVE AND BELOW!

=v = DEATH CANNOT CLAIM = 1S THAT ME, AS LONG AS MY HEART WHAT IT'S CONTINUES TO BEAT, WITHIN ITS CALLED? y PROTECTIVE CHAMBER. D ip y

YOU i> 2 LOCKED AWAY IN A PERFECTED : MIGHTY FORTRESS. THE RED KEEP EFFECTIVE INVULNER- PROCEDURE! , ABILITY, AS LONG AS THE CONTAINER HOLDS.

AND EVEN THEN I HAD THE TRICK IS TO REPLACE ITWITHA PIGS GOOD Luck KEEPING ITS LOCATION eS HEART IN MY OWN CHEST, WITH THAT. YOU MIGHT SECRET. WHILE IT WAS REMOVED. BE ABLE TO FIND HIS GHOST WHIMPERING I MusT IN SOME DARK AFTER- 4 MEET THE PRAC- REALM. I WAS ONLY TITIONER WHO ABLE TO REMOVE SOLVED IT! MINE FOR SIX DAYS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO PETER OUT.

POOR FELLOW DIED ON THE END OF MY DINNER KNIFE, WHEN

I FEASTED HIM FOR HIS GRAND ACHIEVE-

AFTER ALL, I COULDN'T HAVE HIM REPEATING HIS MASTERWORK ON

LESSER SUBJECTS.

PART ISN'T ACCURATE EITHER. MY PARENTS WERE BOTH MARRIED AND DEVOTED.

MUCH MORE VALUE IN \— AND FOR THE RECORD, ~ MISS DUGLAS, THE “BASTARD”

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DADDY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

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\Y) A GREAT BIG THING JUST ~ . V CAME UP, SO I DON'T HAVE TIME YOU'RE . FOR ALONG CONVERSATION NOW.

I'D LIKE YOU TO DESIGN AND ; KING COLE WILL La BUILD A GREAT HALL, BIG ENOUGH AUTHORIZE WHATEVER AND GRAND ENOUGH TO HOUSE A NEW IT COSTS. ROUND TABLE. WE'LL NEED THAT 7 S TOO, OF COURSE.

BUT SOME- THING ELSE CAME \ UP AND THERE'S

ANOTHER PROJECT I NEED DONE SOONER. IN ABOUT THREE

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THE REMOTE BUT YOU'LL I'VE HAD ALL COTTAGE OF HAVE TO TELL HER Y THE ADVENTURE I WANT PETER PIPER I CAN'T BE PART g OUT OF ONE LIFETIME..,EVEN AND BO PEEP. |i} . OF IT. A VERY LONG ONE.

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BE TRYOUTS, OR WHAT? PROBABLY ONLY BE HOW DOES ONE WIN HER iZ A CNIGHT PER FAMILY SEAT AT THE TABLE? AND I'M VERY INTERESTED.

I ASSUME ROSE “SC =~ THE NEWS SPREADS Y RED SENT YOU TO INVITE Yq QUICKLY TO THOSE } COURSE SHE * ME SPECIFICALLY, BEFORE \pl WOULD WANT ME 4 THE HO! POLLO! AND GENERAL . UNWASHED COULD CROWD THE

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DON'T EVEN CONS/DER |T. YES, YOU WERE TRAINED _ TELL ROSE RED AS A WARRIOR, BUT ONE WITH AN INDESTRUCTIBLE HE'S FLAT TERED, BUT WOODEN BODY. NO NEED FOR FOOD, FOR SLEEP, RODNEY CAN'T COME FOR..WELL, SO MANY THINGS. OUT TO PLAY. MY LOVE, | ~ym YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT AS A J VY FLESH-AND-BLOOD [UA MAN, SO DON'T EVEN [4 \ TRY ToGeTmy £& \) BLESSING._ 4)

YEAH, ROSE RED SA/D 1 E YOU'D SAY THAT, BUT WHAT SHE YQ) CERTAIN I WOULD ‘ REALLY WANTS IS YOUR MAGIC GO-

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KNIGHT. SY a IT TO THE CAUSE?

HUMES LOOK ALIKE > TO ME.

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BESIDES, 1 CAN'T Nee BE KILLED. WHAT'S THERE TO WORRY ABOUT?

WATCH OUT FOR THE GIANT... WELL, THE GIANT EVERY THING, AS FAR AS THAT GOES. LOTS OF FOOD T'VE BUGS UP HERE BIG ENOUGH NEVER FLOWN TO GET REVENGE ON

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TO THE CLOUD EATS THEM KINGDOMS BEFORE.

LOOK FOR : THIN AREAS IN THE EY'RE CLOUDFLOOR. THOSE PRETTY AT FIRST, LEAD TO THE OTHER BUT NOT ENOUGH WORLDS. FORESTS, AND

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AN UNUSUAL ; THING TO SEE IM ON

A QUEST FOR ON ANY DAY. HEROES.

CHAMPION TYPES, FOR A NEW ORDER OF KNIGHT-

HOOD.

ARESTORED ROUND TABLE?

DO YOU KNOW ANY- ONE LIKE THAT, JUST TO--Y'KNOW-- POINT

ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?

NOBLE TYPES, WHO'D KEEP TO AN

OATH.

A BIRD MADE OF GOLD? WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?

fi I'M AFRAID YOU'LL FIND THE KNIGHTLY VIRTUES SADLY LACKING IN THIS LAND, SIR. DRUNKS, SCALLYWAGS AND VAGABONDS OWN THE ~__ ROAD NOW.

WELL, IF YOU “eg MEET ANY WHO MIGHT Fi FIT THE BILL, TELL THEM TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO

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THERE BACK TO US AT LAST.

IF I'D KNOWN FOR SURE, I WOULDN'T HAVE USED EXPENSIVE RUBBER BULLETS.

WHAT WAS DONE |S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. THE FUTURE \S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU AND I HAVE MANY THINGS TO DISCUSS.

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